Topic outline

  • Unit 34: Teacher professional learning


    • Meet your facilitator

    • Unit Introduction

      In the same way teachers encourage their learners to be curious about the world, teachers need to regularly update their own knowledge and skills. This unit focuses on how teachers can enjoy lifelong professional development opportunities by linking to teacher networks and online courses. 


      By the end of this unit you will be able to: 



    • Assessment instructions


      Part 1- Join a MOOC

      In the lesson you were introduced to the following three organisations that offer high quality MOOCs.

        1. Choose one these organisation and create an account for yourself
        2. Find a course that interests you- this could be in the field of Education in general or it could be within your subject matter area
        3. Join the next available course
        4. Share your experiences of being part of a MOOC by clicking on the questionnaire below: 

      • Part 2- Create a Personal Development Plan 
        1. Reflect on your own professional development learning goals and consider what your ultimate goal in education is to be, be it a headmaster, district official, government education advisor or minister. Create a PowerPoint presentation or Word Document to showcase this information. 

        2. Next, conduct an Internet web search and identify three different learning opportunities that you wish to explore in helping you reach your goals. These may be formal or informal learning opportunities. In your PowerPoint presentation or Word Document, create list the basic details of each option (i.e. name of learning opportunity, website address and brief description of each).

        Click on the document below to see how you will be assessed: 

      • Click on the link below to upload your Professional Development Plan: 

    • Attribution and References

      Attributions: 

      The following Open Education Resources (OER) have been adapted to create this unit on ICT for professional development:

      •  ICT Essentials for teachers, computers, Internet, OERs COL/Guyana TL Module 5, Unit 2: Use of ICT to Support Lifelong Learning. CC BY. Click here to access. 

      • COL/Guyana KD Module 5, Unit 1: Life Long Learning I. CC BY. Click here to access. 

      • Microsoft PiL PD Course 6, Unit 2: Supporting teacher professional development OER4schools.org Unit 6: Into the Future. Click here to access. 

      • ICT Essentials for Teachers, ICT for Professional Development, Rwanda Education Board. CC SA. Click here to access.

      • Wikipedia, Definition of Professional Development. CC BY. Click here to access. 

      References: 

      All of the following resources are copyrighted and permission from owners need to be obtained in order to use these materials. 

      • Kscottmba. (2014) 5 facts about the information age. YouTube.
      • SSIS Official. (2016) Teachers Teaching Teachers. YouTube.
      • Dave Cormier. (2010) What is a MOOC. YouTube.
      • Lisa Nielson. (2010) The innovative Educator. Blog. Click here to access.
      • Eva Lu. Mind of a Winner. (2013) How to Create a Personal Development Plan. Click here to access.
      • Chartered Management Institute. (2017)  Personal Development Planning. Click here to access.

      • License


        Teachers' ICT Integration Course by Matthew Goniwe School of Leadership and Governance is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License with the exception of the following resources:

        Kscottmba. (2014) 5 facts about the information age. YouTube. 

        SSIS Official. (2016) Teachers Teaching Teachers. YouTube. 

        Dave Cormier. (2010) What is a MOOC. YouTube. 

        Lisa Nielson. (2010) The innovative Educator. Blog. 

        Eva Lu. Mind of a Winner. (2013) How to Create a Personal Development Plan. 

        Chartered Management Institute. (2017)  Personal Development Planning. 


        All content not licensed under a Creative Commons license is all rights reserved, and you must request permission from the copyright owner to use this material.